Flossie

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · Last seen for boys in 1938 at #3,534
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1891 · 292 births
Debut · girls
25 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,808
since 1880

Flossie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Flossie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #129, 1891girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025
2024
2023#15,1945
2022
2021
2020#12,1427
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987#9,8256
1986#9,5456
1985#10,6775
1984
1983#10,2755
1982#9,2376
1981
1980#6,31910
1979#7,3138
1978#7,6497
1977#6,3409
1976#6,6118
1975#5,51610
1974#4,72012
1973#5,19110
1972#5,10910
1971#3,94315
1970#4,24613
1969#3,46116
1968#3,45615
1967#3,08517
1966#2,58622
1965#1,85438
1964#2,15131
1963#1,86739
1962#2,03133
1961#1,83839
1960#1,52353
1959#1,61745
1958#1,55747
1957#1,31665
1956#1,24969
1955#1,30959
1954#1,21368
1953#1,22562
1952#1,08076
1951#98889
1950#97187
1949#868102
1948#773123
1947#787121
1946#791108
1945#717108
1944#616141
1943#620149
1942#585159
1941#565152
1940#550156
1939#511171
1938#489184#3,5345
1937#459204
1936#450201
1935#413249
1934#386276
1933#375292
1932#386289
1931#376292
1930#341366
1929#333375#3,2477
1928#335397
1927#330418#4,2105
1926#315445#4,2015
1925#311455
1924#309467
1923#288505#4,2395
1922#294478
1921#287534
1920#280544
1919#257613
1918#267564#4,1795
1917#259574
1916#261548
1915#244582#3,8255
1914#230538
1913#223463
1912#228393
1911#208339
1910#178387
1909#175343
1908#176340
1907#161391
1906#172296
1905#147406
1904#161338
1903#166297
1902#157330
1901#158301
1900#158368
1899#169265
1898#158320
1897#162278
1896#149315
1895#151295
1894#146297
1893#140296
1892#134301
1891#129292
1890#152231
1889#149221
1888#160182
1887#180123
1886#192105
1885#23173
1884#23070
1883#22564
1882#30633
1881#29728
1880#31725
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Flossie was already there! It came in at #317, and was given to 25 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1981, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Flossie is popular in 1928

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #501 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,162 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #458 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,863 girlsMINew York: #663 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,466 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #289 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsINOhio: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,808 girlsOHPennsylvania: #640 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,509 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #275 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,046 girlsMOKentucky: #181 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 868 girlsKYWest Virginia: #212 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsWVVirginia: #186 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedNMKansas: #292 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsKSArkansas: #181 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 805 girlsARTennessee: #174 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 866 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #183 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #142 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 658 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #434 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,933 girlsOKLouisiana: #342 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsLAMississippi: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsMSAlabama: #219 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsALGeorgia: #181 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Flossie, so not publishedHITexas: #459 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,347 girlsTXFlorida: #170 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 760 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#142 · 1 in 658
  2. Florida#170 · 1 in 760
  3. Tennessee#174 · 1 in 866
  4. Arkansas#181 · 1 in 805
  5. Kentucky#181 · 1 in 868

Best ever in a state: #81 in Tennessee, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#142321 in 658
Florida#170181 in 760
Tennessee#174311 in 866
Arkansas#181231 in 805
Georgia#181311 in 1,013
Kentucky#181321 in 868
North Carolina#183371 in 1,032
Virginia#186231 in 1,087
West Virginia#212161 in 1,220
Alabama#219261 in 1,198
Missouri#275141 in 2,046
Mississippi#287121 in 1,868
Indiana#28991 in 2,809
Kansas#29261 in 2,359
Louisiana#34291 in 2,402
Ohio#377111 in 4,808
Oklahoma#43461 in 3,933
Michigan#45861 in 6,863
Texas#459181 in 3,347
Illinois#50181 in 7,162
Pennsylvania#64051 in 17,509
New York#66361 in 16,466
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Arizona
California
Colorado
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Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
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New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Flossie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 81 spots in 1883 (#306#225)
  • Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1950 (#868#971)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1891 at #129 (292 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 53 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 72 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1880–1951
Share of babies · girls
1 in 635
  • Highest: 1 in 635 girls born in 1891 were named Flossie (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 320,916 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 22.9% of all girls named Flossie (5,001) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s924#149 (1889)#229
1890s2,890#129 (1891)#149
1900s3,410#147 (1905)#163
1910s5,001#178 (1910)#236
1920s4,618#280 (1920)#308
1930s2,524#341 (1930)#419
1940s1,319#550 (1940)#687
1950s667#971 (1950)#1,253
1960s303#1,523 (1960)#2,385
1970s102#3,943 (1971)#5,664
1980s38#6,319 (1980)#9,313
1990s0
2000s0
2010s0
2020s12#12,142 (2020)#13,668

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Flossie in 1928

girls
#335
397 births · 1 in 2,905 girls

Top girls' names in 1928

  1. #1Mary66,871
  2. #2Betty36,083
  3. #3Dorothy33,733
  4. #4Helen22,937
  5. #5Margaret20,295
  6. #6Ruth17,859
  7. #7Doris16,575
  8. #8Barbara14,872
  9. #9Virginia14,500
  10. #10Shirley14,215
  11. #335Flossie397
More about 1928

girls

1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 2,905 of them was named Flossie, which outranked 93.8% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flossie
  1. #332Leah405
  2. #333Margery400
  3. #334Carmella399
  4. #335Flossie397
  5. #336Bertie396
  6. #336Matilda396
  7. #338Loraine393
Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. 2,165Jeanine#3,053#888
  2. 1,368Joline#2,256#888
  3. 1,101Lorelei#2,095#994
  4. 1,063Jeannine#1,384#321
  5. 859Romona#1,456#597
Fallers
  1. 860Valencia#924#1,784
  2. 547Kazuko#955#1,502
  3. 386Matilde#924#1,310
  4. 368Glendora#747#1,115
  5. 366Hilma#924#1,290

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1928